Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-31
THE eENERAL AssEMnLx.

4ASSA7AHAAS on the Women and Chil- l dren,s Ten-Mour BilI In the senate The RiII Passes by . Large Majority l Town Management of SchOols-The ! Hill Rejected fin the House After a L0ng Debate-Other Matters of More l or Less Interest.
 HARTFORD, March 30, 1SS7
 Especial to the JOURNAL AND CouR1ER.l
 When the Senate came together this morn ing at Il o'clock it was to take up the order of the day, being the ten-hour bill for wo- men and children, which had been favorably reported by the com pittee. The discussion on the bill was opened by Seator Bates, chairman of the committee on labor, who the bill at considerable length. He averred that Connecticut was long way behind other States in this regard and that her treatment of women and children em- ployed in stores and factories was shameful. He quoted from Professor Hadley's report as showing the percentage of women over men who are employed over ten hours and thought the forthcoming centennial eele- bration 8 good time to commence this needed reform. Senator Beekwith proposed an amendment striking out the word mercantile wherever it occurred in the law, so that salesladies. milliners and others of like class would be exempted from the operations of the law. Senator Bates opposed all amendments, as did also Senator Gallagher. The latter said that any difficulty about mercantile employ ment could be adjusted by the proprietors letting off the clerks in the morning when business was dull. The amendment was re- jected by vote of yeas to 15 nays. When this vote was announced Senator Hall ex- pressed his satisfaction and moved that when the vote on the bill should be taken it be by yeas and nays. This was agreed to, and fur ther discussion followed on the general merits of the bill in which several senators took part. When 8 vote was reached the bill passed by vote of 20 to 8. The mega tives were Senators Doolittle and Bailey Rep.) and Senator Matthews (Dem).
 Resolution recalling from the office of the Secretary of State resolution regarding Con- necticuts representation at the Philadelphia celebration next September was passed. The resolution being received and reconsldered was amended so that the Lieutenant Gov ernor shall name the senators to represent the Senate in the celebration.
 Senator Sumner offered further amend ment, giving the company of the Governors Foot Guard, which goes to Philadelphia, the same pay as the members of the regiment of the c. N. G. The Foot Guard would get less under the original resolution. The amendment was tabled to allow time for as- certaining whether additional sppropria- tion would be required.
 Bill authorizing the Connecticut National Guard and Governors Guards to attend the dedication of the soldiers monument at New Haven in June, instead of having the usual spring parade. An amendment was offered appropriating s3,5OO. Senator Walsh urged that this should go to the ap- prepriations committee. Senator Coffin moved that the amendment go to that com mittee; so ordered and the bill was tabled.
 Other matters disposed of were as follows: Bill exempting $1 ,000 of the property of dar and sent to the judiciary committee. Bill to strengthen the law preventing the sale of shared game birds and holding the seller liable whether he knew they were snared or not was passed. Bill amending the election law of 1877 so that the name of no elector shall be added to the corrected list until his name or some name intended for his shall have been on the corrected list of the year previous or one of the preliminary lists for the year in which the registrars are in session was passed. Bill paying State bounty to Jared Rich, Of Ridgefeld, for war service passed.
 At 1:20 the Senate adjourned until Thurs day at 10:3O a.. m.
 The House.
 In the House the special erder of the day was the consideration of the bill relating to the town management of schools, which was taken up at eleven o'clock. The bill was explained by Chairman Hurd of the educa- tion committee, who pointed out the advan- tages of the proposed changes. MT. Blair, of Canton, introduced an amendment striking out the word 'fshall, i" which makes the bill mandatory, and inserting in it's stead the word "nay," making it permissive. MT. Hurd opposed the bill strenuously and also MT. Steele of Torrington.
 MT. Blair's amendment was lost, 8S to 100.
 MT. Hopkins introduced another amend ment exempting all towns of more than 10000 population. Mir. Hurd opposed the amendment because it removed the very life and sinew of the bill.
 Dr. Parsons said that in this State as in other States where district management pre- vailed the proportion of illiterate children was rapidly increasing. There are upward of 50, 900 children in this State who do not attend school, and the number is increasing, all due to the evil effects of district manage ment.
 Mir. Loewe, the second member from Dan bury, opposed his colleagues amendment.
 MT. Hopkins, of Danbury, expressed his surprise at the statements of Dr. Parsons.
 Mr. Blair, of Canton, introduced substi- tute amendment as follows:
 "Strike out section 12 and insert in lieu thereof the following, viz: This act, with the exception of section II, shall not apply to any town which shall, by majority vote taken by ballot in the next annual town meeting, vote to exempt such town from sL .e such exemption to be yes and those opposed mo-"
 Both amendments were vigorously op- posed by Dr. Parsons, MT. Walkeley of Southington and MT. Vincent of Sherman. By large vote the amendments were reject ed. The question then reverted to the orig inal bill. MT. Holden, of Preston, presented an amendment striking out certain lines so as to leave the number of members on the board of school visitors at nine or more in- stead of three. His amendment was lost MT. Martin, of Windham, presented another respecting the residence of committeeman. It was lost, and then Mr. Andrews said he hoped every amendment would be defeated.
 Colonel Bates, of Putnam, said he should vote against the bill so long as the word ''shall" remained in it.
 MT. Gum, of Milford, opposed the bill on the ground that it too arbitrary and savored too much of the time of the crusa- Q6rB. lkl1CcEacy was uOG uuo CO management, he said, but rather to central ization.
 After great deal of debate, pro and con, Mr. Hurd closed in favor of the bill. MT. Andrews called for the yeas and nays on the main question, and it was so ordered. The vote resulted yeas 91, nays 122. At 2:4o the House adjourned until Thurs day at 10:30.
 LEGISLATIVE NOTES. John W. filling, of New Haven twas before the judiciary committee this afternoon in op- position to the bill relating to the location ot oyster grounds on matured beds. Mayor Bulkeley of Hartford, was before 1 the finance committee this afternoon and made lengthy speech in opposition to the | report and recommendations of the tax com | mission.
 Tomorrow there will be field day in the | Senate on the various labor bills that have
 been reported back by the committee. They are set down as the special order for Il l o'clock and will, without doubt, consume | the entire time of the Senate up to tht
 hour of adjournment.
 In the Senate to-day 8 communication
 transmitting the resignations of Lucius P